Apple’s got the energy to cut your wires

Apple’s decision to put its weight behind the Wireless Power Consortium's Qi wireless power standard will kick start the entire industry, experts say. But what is it, how does it work, and where might we be going?

Muscling in

Apple didn’t invent Wi-Fi, but when it became the first big computer company to build support for the standard into its iBook notebook Mac, it kick-started the standard into mainstream adoption. It’s doing it again, with wireless charging.

Apple’s decision to put its weight behind the Wireless Power Consortium's Qi wireless power standard will kick start the entire industry, experts say. But what is it, how does it work, and where might we be going?

Muscling in

Apple didn’t invent Wi-Fi, but when it became the first big computer company to build support for the standard into its iBook notebook Mac, it kick-started the standard into mainstream adoption. It’s doing it again, with wireless charging.